Bell, Montgomery & Comfort (Brittain)

Montgomery Bell was born in Burke (or Rowan) County on September 21, 1787, the son of Thomas and Jane Montgomery Bell. His mother died at his birth, and his father married, secondly, Sarah Eve of Wilkes County. In 1796 Thomas brought his family to Buncombe County. Here Montgomery spent his entire youth on the west side of the French Broad River. He met and married Comfort Brittain, daughter of James Brittain Jr. whose family came to Buncombe from Virginia. She was born April 24, 1796. The date of their marriage is unknown, but they moved to Habersham County, Georgia by 1830. What he did for a living while in Buncombe County is not known, but his main activities appear to have been buying and selling land in all the surrounding counties of North Carolina as well as Georgia and Tennessee.

Montgomery was a gentleman of virtue, faithful and just in his many land dealings with men, an indulgent husband, and an affectionate parent. His wife Comfort, was the sunshine of his life. She died on May 3, 1873, and is buried in Chamblee, Georgia, but his death date and place of burial are not known. They were the parents of eight children whose descendants live in Texas, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee: